# White House Rebrands Federal AI

On September 29, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal executive departments and agencies to use “super intelligence” and “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” and “AI” in new official, non-statutory materials. Previously issued documents, contracts, and grants do not need revision. The order also directs the President’s science and technology adviser to submit proposed legislation defining the term and implementation recommendations within 60 days—approximately November 28, 2026. Separately, the White House announced a voluntary, nonbinding accord with major technology companies covering internal controls, independent audits, and board oversight of frontier AI models; it creates no immediate procurement requirement.

- Federal contractors supporting agency communications should check customer direction before changing future deliverables or proposal language; the order does not itself require revisions to existing contracts or records.
- Companies offering AI systems, testing, or assurance services may find the voluntary accord’s controls and independent evaluations relevant to future vendor due diligence and contract discussions, but should not treat the accord as a mandatory standard.
- The proposed definition and implementation recommendations are due within 60 days of September 29. As of October 2, approximately 57 days remain; contractors can use the interim period to assess whether agency-specific terminology or documentation instructions affect their work.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Policy, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- The White House (WH)
- Federal executive departments and agencies
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
- U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

### Vendors
- Google (AI safety accord signatory)
- Anthropic (AI safety accord signatory)
- Meta (AI safety accord signatory)
- OpenAI (AI safety accord signatory)
- NVIDIA (AI safety accord signatory)

### Key Quotes
> We don’t want to hear artificial because it’s not artificial. It’s very powerful.
> — Donald Trump, President of the United States

> So we drafted a set of principles and commitments around building robust internal controls and detecting if there are any issues with the technology coupled with multiple layers of auditing and controls, starting with internal risk review, external auditors and evaluators, and agreeing that we're going to have all of our boards of directors independently review the reports that come from the auditors,
> — Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta

### Sources
- [Donald Trump signs order renaming AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ across US government](https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/donald-trump-signs-executive-order-officially-renaming-ai-as-super-intelligence-across-us-government-23652610) - Mid-Day
- [Trump Signs Order Replacing ‘AI’ with ‘Super Intelligence’ Across Federal Government | English Bombay Samachar](https://english.bombaysamachar.com/international/trump-super-intelligence) - English Bombay Samachar
- [‘Era Of Super Intelligence’: Trump Officially Rebrands AI Across US Government, Orders Federal Agencies To Use ‘SI’ | Republic World](https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/era-of-super-intelligence-trump-officially-rebrands-ai-across-us-government-orders-federal-agencies-to-use-si-2026-09-30-137952) - Republic World